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The Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di) has consolidated its work for the approximately 45,000 flying employees in civil aviation into a new, independent, professional group-specific, international alliance. The Aircrew Alliance organizational unit will, in future, include all flight attendants and pilots of airlines operating in Germany. “Competitive pressure is constantly on the rise. The aviation industry is

StandardAero and Thales have signed a teaming agreement formalizing a mutual commitment for developing and certifying an advanced autopilot system for the light helicopter market.  The system will initially be certified for installation on the popular Airbus Helicopters AS350 platform. Based on extensive autopilot experience, Thales has incorporated the features and safety design architecture usually

JetHQ, the aircraft transaction and brokerage company, has become a member of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA). IADA conducts the world’s only aircraft dealer accreditation program, which requires companies to undergo a thorough and rigorous vetting process. Only 3% of all aircraft dealers earn IADA membership, but IADA dealers account for more than 50%

CAE and Emirates announced the sale of two Boeing 777X full-flight simulators and associated training suites of the CAE XR Series models. The carrier also has options for four additional training suites. With orders of 126 Boeing 777X aircraft, Emirates is the biggest customer of the new upgraded 777 aircraft.   CAE has won 4

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a market leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity, has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) will enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of new extreme throughput (XTS[1] Ku-band